Moving Online: A Best Practice Approach to Achieving a Quality Learning Experience for Online Education

Author(s)
Whale, Sue
McGrath, Naomi
Blackburn, Alana
Smith, Llara
Cluley, Timothy
Publication Date
2014
Abstract
This paper describes a holistic approach to managing the development, presentation and delivery of online learning materials. This process combines learning design, content preparation and delivery, and technical support in a partnership between educational development and academic staff to ensure quality outcomes for students in distance education studies. A learner analysis informed development of this approach and a templated guide was created to provide a model for courseware development. This ensures that students are provided with the information and resources required to successfully complete their studies, and that their experience is enhanced by reducing the need to search for key information each time they commence a new course. The consistency in learning resources means that key information, assessment and learning outcomes are always present in the same location across all courseware, thus reducing the cognitive stress students report in navigating educational materials.
Citation
Proceedings of the World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (E-Learn) 2014, p. 2032-2037
ISBN
9781939797124
Link
Language
en
Publisher
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
Title
Moving Online: A Best Practice Approach to Achieving a Quality Learning Experience for Online Education
Type of document
Conference Publication
Entity Type
Publication

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